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Documents concerning the Loop Center, Southside Center, South Parkway Center, West side Branch and Central, McCormick and McGill residences. As a large metropolitan association, the YWCA of Chicago, Illinois has several branches, centers and residences to serve its diverse groups and needs. African American women had separate branches and residences. The relationship between these branches and the relationship between African American members and white members is described in visitation reports and correspondence. Loop Center documents include the report of a study of the age and income of the business and professional women using its services and the correlation to the types and costs of activities used. Other documents include visitation reports describing and assessing the programs and services of the branches, centers and residences, residence surveys, constitutions, a community study of the area served by the West Side Branch, residence pamphlets and branch historical notes.

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